v.懼怕；擔(dān)心

n.恐懼；可怕的人或事

adj.恐怖的；使人敬畏的

I dread having to visit the dentist . 我害怕看牙醫(yī)。

I dread to think what will happen if she finds out the truth. 我不敢去想她知道真相后會(huì)怎么樣。

The Jews lived in dread of being caught. 這些猶太人生活在會(huì)遭到拘捕的恐懼之中。

My greatest dread is that my parents will find out. 我最擔(dān)心的就是父母會(huì)察覺出來。

A raid from the north, on the other hand, must have been a matter for dread. 另一方面,來自北部的襲擊必然是一件可怕的事。

The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment. 鄉(xiāng)村好像躺在某種可怖的魔法之下。

dread的基本意思是“懼怕,擔(dān)心”,指巨大地、長期地、持續(xù)地恐懼,也指面臨危險(xiǎn)時(shí)失去勇氣而膽怯。在句中主要用作及物動(dòng)詞,其后可接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞作賓語,也可接動(dòng)詞不定式或that引導(dǎo)的從句。

dread還可用作名詞,作“恐懼,畏懼”解。例如:He lives in dread of being caught.他生活在遭到拘捕的恐懼之中。